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Exhibition from April 24 to 27, 2014<\/strong>. Anna R\u00fan Tryggvadottir, St\u00e9phanie Chabot, Virginie Jourdain, No\u00e9mi McComber, Helena Martin Franco and Josh Worman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The collective L’Araign\u00e9e <\/strong>is proud to present the first edition of OFF-Papier, an exhibition taking place in the margins of Papier 14 (Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper). Presented in an art studio and developed in a convivial spirit, OFF-Papier brings together more than twenty works on paper. In accordance with the collective’s feminist mandate, the exhibition explores themes relating to marginality, intimacy, and the desire to search for new territories, while challenging normative precepts. Whether by redefining signs and the relations between things, by exploring the process of transformation, or simply by using humour, the six invited artists investigate the porousness of these delimitations and the potentialities that emerge from it.<\/p>\n Founded in January 2011, L\u2019Araign\u00e9e <\/strong>is a platform for artistic collaboration, formed to foster dialogue and to create new contexts within which to exhibit the work of its members and that of guest artists, both locally and internationally. Sharing a feminist perspective, the members of the collective are united in their desire to initiate projects and to exhibit art that reflects not only their artistic sensibilities but also their political stance. Creating links between communities, the artistic establishment and artists, all of whom hold their own specific interests, L\u2019Araign\u00e9e<\/strong> seeks to nurture reflection and to raise questions around our assumptions and expectations of contemporary art.<\/p>\n Opening Hours\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday April 24 <\/strong>:\u00a06 pm to 9 pm<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>* Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\n P\u00f4le de cr\u00e9ation et de diffusion de Gasp\u00e9<\/strong> More information on the artists :<\/p>\n Anna R\u00fan Tryggvadottir’<\/strong>s works are developed as integral parts of installations in which all organic and synthetic substances are interrelated and interdependent. She is interested in random processes and in the performative potential of staged elements, which result in enigmatic and iridescent compositions evoking a sense of elsewhere.<\/p>\n In her drawings, St\u00e9phanie Chabot <\/strong>seeks to translate a certain mental state characteristic of our era, as well as the hidden parts \u2013 from which this same era disappropriates us. Devoid of irony, the fictions she composes explore ‘bad taste’, transformation, strangeness, and femininity.<\/p>\n The artistic practice of Virginie Jourdain<\/strong> revolves around drawing, in which ambient normative discourses are decrypted and deconstructed, in order to open up other possibilities. Her sensitive and colorful compositions present different ways of identifying the self and engaging with others, outside of usual assignation principles. They allow for a redefined space, marked with desire and liberating projections.<\/p>\n No\u00e9mi McComber<\/strong> presents a series of drawings which investigates the complexities of relating to others. Her works are grouped in diptychs and triptychs in which isolated forms alienate one another. They rub up against each other, creating a tension between attraction and repulsion. By deploying intrusive elements, she aims to formulate new poetic spaces.<\/p>\n Helena Martin Franco<\/strong>‘s drawings are articulated around the fictional character of the elephant-woman, who personifies the most intimate questions concerning identity. The thematic is examined through drawing from an uncertain and capricious point of view: that of desire. With each iteration, a new representation is suggested, constantly reformulating the identity of the elephant-woman.<\/p>\n Using recycled materials, Josh Worman<\/strong> assembles structures, draws imaginary creatures, and builds miniature environments. Guided by intuition and chance encounters with discarded objects, he attempts to question the authority of language and predetermined forms, as well as the hierarchical relations that are codified within society.<\/p>\n
\nOpening Thursday, April 24, 6-9 pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nFriday April<\/strong> 25 :\u00a0noon to 6 pm<\/strong>
\nSaturday April<\/strong> 26 :\u00a0noon to 6 pm<\/strong>
\nSunday April<\/strong> 27 :\u00a0noon to 6 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nEntrance at 5445 de Gasp\u00e9, 6th floor<\/strong>
\nStudio<\/strong>601.1 (door in front of the elevator)<\/strong>
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